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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breastwork \Breast"work`\ (br[e^]st"w[^u]rk`), n.
1. (Fort.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily
thrown up of earth or other material.
2. (Naut.) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
breastwork
n : a low wall [syn: {parapet}]
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